As work permits for Haitians with TPS expire, South Florida rallies to protect them

Santcha Etienne speaks during a rally at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Miami, Fla. The event called for protections for Temporary Protected Status holders and other immigrants after the Trump administration stripped many of them of legal protections against deportation. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com

By Syra Ortiz Blanes and Max Klaver

Life as she knows it might end Friday. Lilly, a 33-year-old community organizer, has lived in the U.S. for the last seven years. Like 350,000 other Haitians nationwide, she’s facing the loss of her deportation protections and work authorization under Temporary Protected Status.

“I don’t know what tomorrow holds,” she said, clasping her hands over her chest, during an event Thursday night at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.

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